Greg Potter
| Greg Potter | |
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| Born | Gregory Paul Potter |
| Nationality | American |
| Area(s) | Writer |
Notable works | Jemm, Son of Saturn Wonder Woman |
Gregory Paul Potter[1] is an American comic book writer best known for co-creating the DC Comics series Jemm, Son of Saturn with artist Gene Colan.
Biography
Greg Potter began writing comics stories for
Human for a Day" episode of the Supergirl television series in 2015 and was portrayed by actor Charles Halford.[6]
Potter and Race spent several months working on new concepts for the mid-1980s relaunch of Wonder Woman,[7] before being joined by artist and co-plotter George Pérez.[8] Potter left DC after completing the second issue of the new series to continue his career in advertising[9][10] and was replaced by Len Wein.
Bibliography
DC Comics
- All-Star Squadron Annual #3 ("Jemm, Son of Saturn" preview) (1984)
- DC Graphic Novel #5 ("Me & Joe Priest") (1985)[11]
- House of Mystery #259, 261, 275 (1978–1979)
- Jemm, Son of Saturn #1–12 (1984–1985)
- Secrets of Haunted House #17 (1979)
- Wonder Woman vol. 2 #1–2 (1987)
Fantagraphics Books
- The Comics Journal #47, 53, 59, 63, 67, 71, 94 (1979–1984)
Warren Publishing
- Comix International #1, 3–4 (1974–1976)
- Creepy #46, 52–53, 66, 82, 123, 136 (1972–1982)
- Eerie #36, 44, 47, 57–58, 86 (1971–1977)
- Vampirella #20 (1972)
- Warren Presents #13 (1981)
References
- ^ a b Bails, Jerry (2006). "Potter, Greg". Who's Who of American Comic Books 1928–1999. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
- ^ Fantagraphics Books: 39,
Greg Potter first sold mystery stories to DC and Warren when he was a teenager, but he quit that when he began attending Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. Since graduating, he has taught business writing at the Harvard Business School.
- ^ Greg Potter at the Grand Comics Database
- ^ "The Best of DC #5 (May–June 1980)". Grand Comics Database.
- ^ Nossiter p. 36 "I originally wrote the first six issues on the basis that he was from Mars, and that he was going to be a cousin of J'Onn J'Onzz. Then Janice calls me one day and says he can't be from Mars any more because [J'Onn J'Onzz is] coming back in the Justice League.
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- ^ Gold, Alan "Wonder Words" letter column, Wonder Woman #329 (February 1986). "[Alan Gold will] be turning over the editorial reins to Janice Race...She has been working for several months already, as a matter of fact, with a bright new writer named Greg Potter."
- ^ "Newsflashes". Amazing Heroes (82). Seattle, Washington: Fantagraphics Books: 8. November 1, 1985.
Pérez's Amazon: George Pérez will be co-plotting and penciling the new Wonder Woman series, scheduled to debut in June 1986 [sic]. Greg Potter will be the writer and co-plotter with Pérez
- ^ Berger, Karen letter column, Wonder Woman #5 (June 1987) "Greg is also the creative director of a Connecticut-based advertising agency. Greg chose to further his career in the aforementioned area, and very reluctantly had to relinquish the scripting after helping to launch our series."
- ISBN 1-893905-25-X.
But with the changes I [George Pérez] was making, I think Greg decided that maybe it wasn't for him and he bowed out after issue #2.
- ISBN 0-930289-04-8.
External links
- Greg Potter at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Greg Potter at Mike's Amazing World of Comics
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